If it isn't then MU should be in teardown mode. Four games above .500 and flipping Lowry for picks, assets isn't enough (to keep us from no man's land). Should include Demar as well.

“The saving of our world from pending doom will come, not through the complacent adjustment of the conforming majority, but through the creative maladjustment of a nonconforming minority.” - Martin Luther King

I'm just saying any trades going forward shouldn't be with a view to make or get further in the playoffs

Agreed. As a matter of fact, any trades shouldn't involve giving up picks to bolster roster for playoffs. Perfectly content with as is OR an offer that MU CANNOT RESIST (ie. DD or Lowry - with an eye towards the future).

“The saving of our world from pending doom will come, not through the complacent adjustment of the conforming majority, but through the creative maladjustment of a nonconforming minority.” - Martin Luther King

@MySportsLegion: Knicks, Raptors and Hawks have discussed a three team trade that would send Kyle Lowry to NY, Jeff Teague to TOR and Iman Shumpert to ATL.

Due to the source, I passed over this on my original pass through this discussion. I then decided that I would search through Twitter to see if I could figure out where this rumour started, or if it at least had a credible source at one point in the process. Turns out, ESPN NY has an article about this very proposal:

Recent reports have stated the Raptors are no longer willing to deal Lowry, content to see how the rest of the season plays out. Lowry has been one of Toronto's best players, and dealing him would send a bad message to the fan base.

One scenario to keep an eye on, though, is the possibility of a three-team deal involving the Hawks and point guard Jeff Teague. Atlanta has all of its first-round picks in the next four drafts and could conceivably send one to Toronto to satisfy the Raptors' demand for a draft pick.

League sources say a scenario in which Teague ends up in Toronto, Shumpert goes to Atlanta and Lowry winds up in New York has been discussed. Another scenario could have Teague ending up in New York. The conversations are believed to be preliminary.

How would people feel about turning an expiring Lowry into Teague, and Atlanta's 2014 First? I would be pleased with a 2014 first, but can't help thinking that New York would need to bleed more to Atlanta than just Shumpert, and could need to add something for us as well. Lowry shouldn't come that cheap to them!

Personally I don't want to give up on Hardaway Jr. He is going to be a star in this league, and he can be an explosive 6th man for our team. If we don't go for a PF, then I think having a bench of Vasquez, Hardaway Jr, Salmons, Amir (keep Patterson in the starting lineup) and Hayes is solid. We are still deep at the forward/C spots with Hansborough, Novak, Amir, Patterson, JV, and Hayes.

Teague sounds promising, with him being a talented player on a feasible contract. He's been struggling this year, but you know what you are getting with Teague; a talented, young, explosive player with plenty of upside. Our Toronto Kings were struggling before they came to T.O., and with the mentality this team has right now, I don't see why Teague can't do the same.

By getting teague we can then focus on drafting a PF/C or SF/ focus on picking up one in free agency.

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Personally I don't want to give up on Hardaway Jr. He is going to be a star in this league, and he can be an explosive 6th man for our team. If we don't go for a PF, then I think having a bench of Vasquez, Hardaway Jr, Salmons, Amir (keep Patterson in the starting lineup) and Hayes is solid. We are still deep at the forward/C spots with Hansborough, Novak, Amir, Patterson, JV, and Hayes.

Teague sounds promising, with him being a talented player on a feasible contract. He's been struggling this year, but you know what you are getting with Teague; a talented, young, explosive player with plenty of upside. Our Toronto Kings were struggling before they came to T.O., and with the mentality this team has right now, I don't see why Teague can't do the same.

By getting teague we can then focus on drafting a PF/C or SF/ focus on picking up one in free agency.

Chemistry. With 30 games to go. That would be a huge hit to a team that's striving.